Sunday was a much better day for me in terms of sanity. Stan and I opted out of staying at the hotel a second night and decided to drive home instead, so we slept much better. The day also started sunnier, which made Erica and I very happy:
Wow, that cupcake tree is almost as tall as we are! I’m super grateful to my co-worker Chris for lending it to me. It took up a lot of room, but was definitely worth it. Many people stopped just to marvel at my tower of cupcake soaps. And my chalkboard & easel {borrowed from my friend Jeff} drew some compliments as well:
I was pretty economical with my booth. Suzi also let me borrow her trifle dish to display my Coco Body Balms, and gave me the great suggestion of layering them in it with tissue paper to make it look like an actual trifle:
Sunday was a bit slower in terms of sales, so Erica and I were able to leave our boys in our booths and wander around the rest of the Maker Faire for a while. {Stan was very happy to have made a sale all on his own during that time!} While it was slow, I hunted down the cupcake booth I had heard of on Saturday and bought 6 mini cupcakes to try out:
They’re from The Chocolate Swirl and they were delicious: Vanilla, Pumpkin, Red Velvet, Mint Chip, Caramel, and Nutella. Not wanting to keep them all to myself, I shared them happily with my tentmates. While I was out exploring, I also picked up some new bling from other BUST Craftacular vendors:
The necklace is from Erica {The Clockwork Witch}, made from pouring resin over a chocolate foil, watch parts, and a cicada wing. She collects parts from dead bugs and small animals and uses them in her jewelry — talk about recycling! It’s just so unlike anything I’ve ever seen, beautiful. The wooden turquoise ring on the right was made by Helveta Vyotlag.
During our tour around the Maker Faire, Erica and I headed first to the 3D printing exhibit, unable to wrap our minds around the concept without seeing it in action:
It’s so neat! You create the model in a 3D model software {like AutoCAD, for instance}, and then the 3D printer prints out your object layer by layer with this cornstarch or plastic filament. On the left in the photo above is a MakerBot 3D printer churning out what I’m guessing is going to be a mini crocodile mouth. On the right, Erica is marveling at a 3D heart that has all these gears that turn and twist. Very, very cool.
After the 3D printer exhibit, we saw a life-sized version of the Mouse Trap game! How awesome is that? It’s too bad they didn’t have it going while we were there, but it was still pretty neat to see. It makes me want to play the game again!
Overall, the BUST Craftacular / World Maker Faire was a fantastic time. Even though I was sick, I loved vending, I loved meeting Erica and Cornelius, and I loved having Stan with me, who did a wonderful job helping me out. And another HUGE thanks goes out to my amazing Kickstarter Backers, without whom I would have never made it there!
